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We saw childish tantrum in Lok Sabha yesterday, Narendra Modi targets Rahul Gandhi, slams Congress over winning 99 seats

Jul 02, 2024, at 11:06 pm

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday addressed the Lok Sabha during the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address when he targeted the Congress and said it could not even cross the 100-seat mark in the Lok Sabha polls for the third straight time.

India, Belarus top officials discuss student welfare, tourism during Consular Dialogue in Minsk

Jul 02, 2024, at 10:41 pm

Top Indian and Belarus officials met in Minsk for the Consular Dialogue on June 28 when they discussed issues ranging from the welfare of Indian students in Belarus to enhancing tourism between the two countries.

Woman, her teen son assaulted in West Bengal's Ariadaha by alleged TMC-backed miscreant, video goes viral

Jul 02, 2024, at 10:12 pm

Days after a video went viral where a woman was seen mercilessly beaten up by an alleged Trinamool Congress strongman in North Dinajpur district, another video has now emerged where a teenager and his mother were seen assaulted in West Bengal's Ariadaha region.

'Even if I win 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh...': Akhilesh Yadav voices his trust issue with EVM

Jul 02, 2024, at 09:46 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav reiterated his lack of faith in the Electronic Voting Machines or EVMs during the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.

Truth can be expunged in Modi's world but not in reality: Rahul Gandhi firm on his Lok Sabha speech

Jul 02, 2024, at 09:18 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi remained firm on his address to the Lok Sabha, a day after his speech created a furore in the lower house of Parliament. 

'Majority population will turn into a minority if...': Allahabad High Court flags religious congregations

Jul 02, 2024, at 07:34 pm

Allahabad/IBNS: The Allahabad High Court has flagged the concern over religious congregations which it said is turning into a site for conversions and added that the country's majority population will turn into a minority if such gatherings continue to take place, media reports said.

Will of Lord Ram: Akhilesh Yadav jabs BJP in Lok Sabha over Faizabad defeat

Jul 02, 2024, at 05:48 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Jabbing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its Lok Sabha poll defeat in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad, Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday called the INDIA alliance's victory "the will of Lord Ram".

PM Modi's guidance to NDA MPs amid heated Lok Sabha session

Jul 02, 2024, at 05:26 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Amid heated ongoing Lok Sabha session that witnessed a fierce faceoff between Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and the government a day ago, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday guided the parliamentarians from the ruling coalition, NDA, drawing their attention to the desired "behaviour" and "conduct" when the House is in business.

PM Modi to address Lok Sabha today, a day after Rahul Gandhi's fiery speech comprising 'Hinduism' dig at BJP

Jul 02, 2024, at 04:47 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday address the Lok Sabha during the Motion of Thanks to the President's Address, a day after Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi slammed the ruling dispensation over "Hinduism" triggering a furore in the lower house of Parliament.

Indian-American businessman Rishi Shah, Shradha Agarwal sentenced for USD 1 billion fraud

Jul 02, 2024, at 03:13 pm

Indian-American entrepreneur Rishi Shah, a co-founder and former CEO of Outcome, was sentenced on June 26 to seven years and six months in prison for his role in a fraud scheme that targeted the company’s clients, lenders, and investors and involved approximately $1 billion in fraudulently obtained funds.

Amit Shah says three new criminal laws are justice-oriented

Jul 02, 2024, at 02:37 pm

Union Home Minister Amit Shah described the 3 new criminal laws that came into effect across the country from Monday as justice-oriented rather than punishment, and victim-centric.

As 3 new criminal laws come into effect today, know about their key features

Jul 02, 2024, at 07:31 am

New Delhi/IBNS: India has completely overhauled its criminal justice system with the introduction of three new criminal laws that came into effect on Monday. 

West Bengal sees spike in mob lynching, 12 cases reported in a week

Jul 02, 2024, at 06:27 am

Kolkata/IBNS: As the recent incident of mob lynching surfaced, where a woman was beaten up by a man in full public view, it has come to the fore that 12 such incidents took place in West Bengal in a span of just a week, media reports said.

Chaos erupts at Kolkata govt hospital after police lathi-charge on patient's family

Jul 02, 2024, at 05:43 am

Kolkata/IBNS: Chaos erupted at National Medical College Hospital in Kolkata after a patient's family started to protest over charges of negligence. Police resorted to lathi charge on the agitators.

Congress leader shot dead in Haryana's Faridabad, murder captured on CCTV

Jul 02, 2024, at 04:15 am

New Delhi/IBNS: The brother of a Congress leader was shot dead in Haryana's Faridabad on Sunday night over an alleged land dispute, media reports said.

We'll delete this: Jagdeep Dhankar, Mallikarjun Kharge share light banter days after heated exchange

Jul 02, 2024, at 02:28 am

New Delhi/IBNS: Two days after Rajya Sabha Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar said he was pained when Leader of the Opposition and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge entered the well of the House to protest, the two leaders shared several light moments on Monday morning.

Hindu remark: Narendra Modi objects to Rahul Gandhi's comment in Lok Sabha, calls its 'serious matter'

Jul 01, 2024, at 11:55 pm

Leader of the Opposition (LoP) in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi's "Hindu" remark on Monday led to a ruckus and even invited sharp criticism from Prime Minister Narendra Modi who called his comment a 'serious matter'.

S Jaishankar discusses bilateral relationship during his meeting with Qatar PM

Jul 01, 2024, at 11:39 pm

Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited Qatar on Sunday when he met Prime Minister  Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani and reviewed the bilateral relationship between the two countries.

Narendra Modi praises Kuwaiti government for launching radio programme in Hindi

Jul 01, 2024, at 11:16 pm

Indian PM Narendra Modi on Sunday thanked the Kuwait government for launching a radio programme in Hindi and described the move as a 'wonderful initiative'.

NEET is a commercial exam, designed for rich people: Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt in Lok Sabha

Jul 01, 2024, at 09:28 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Training his guns at the Modi government over the alleged paperleak in NEET, Leader of Opposition and Congress MP, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday called the examination "commercial" saying it has been "designed for rich people".

India,Pakistan exchange list of prisoners

Jul 01, 2024, at 08:58 pm

India and Pakistan on Monday exchanged, through diplomatic channels simultaneously at New Delhi and Islamabad, the lists of civilian prisoners and fishermen in each other’s custody.

Modi, BJP-RSS not the entire Hindu community: Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha

Jul 01, 2024, at 08:37 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In a fierce faceoff with the ruling party in Parliament, Leader of Opposition and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Monday called Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its parental organisation Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) not the "entire Hindu community".

First FIR under Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita filed against a Delhi street vendor

Jul 01, 2024, at 07:27 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: A street vendor in Delhi is the first person to get a case under the new criminal law code, dubbed as Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita, which came into force on Monday.

PM Modi is an expert in giving slogans: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge in Rajya Sabha

Jul 01, 2024, at 07:01 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: In his reply to the Motion of Thanks to the President's address, Congress president and Rajya Sabha floor leader Mallikarjun Kharge targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi calling him "an expert in giving slogans" amid strong rebuttal from the treasury bench.

Indian students eying US education should evaluate the return on investment : Outgoing Consul General in Kolkata Melinda Pavek

Jul 01, 2024, at 06:22 pm

U.S. Consulate General in Kolkata Melinda Pavek, whose warm, often informal, socio-cultural engagement endeared her to a cross section of people in the eastern region, is set to depart from this part of India soon. Ahead of her departure, IBNS correspondent Souvik Ghosh speaks to Pavek on her stay in India, the shared goals of the two biggest democracies, the Indian students' pursuit of higher education in the US and her magical connect with the City of Joy

Taliban rule in Bengal, Mamata Banerjee should resign: BJP on woman beaten up publicly as 'street justice' in Chopra

Jul 01, 2024, at 05:38 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee citing the alleged collapse of law and order in the state after a video showing a woman and a man being assaulted publicly by one close to the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) went viral on social media.

INDIA will no longer allow this Bulldozer Justice: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge opposes 3 new criminal laws

Jul 01, 2024, at 04:50 pm

New Delhi/IBNS: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge has opposed the three new criminal laws that have replaced the colonial-era Indian Penal Code (IPC) calling them "bulldozer justice".

Three new Indian criminal laws come into effect today, colonial-era IPC replaced

Jul 01, 2024, at 01:58 pm

In a move which will completely overhaul the criminal justice system in the country; three newly enacted laws – the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and the Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam – will come into effect from Monday.

Indian origin man in UK provoked ethnic violence in Manipur; FIR filed: Report

Jul 01, 2024, at 04:30 am

Imphal: An Indian origin man, teaching at a university in the UK, has been accused of provoking violence in Manipur through his online messages and talks on a social media platform, media reported citing a police complaint filed in Imphal, the state capital.

'India land of non-believers, Indian Constitution anti-Islamic': NIA arrests 2 Hizb-ut-Tahrir terror suspects in Tamil Nadu

Jul 01, 2024, at 02:55 am

Chennai: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested two people following extensive searches at 10 locations across five districts in Tamil Nadu in connection with the Hizb-ut-Tahrir case.